NR 326 (NR326)

Week 5: Ch 24, 30, 31 mental health exam 3 Ch 24: Schizophrenia ● Schizophrenia is a type of psychosis ● Psychosis - disorganization of personality, deterioration in social/occupational fx, loss of contact/distortion of reality ○ Evidence of hallucinations & delusional thinking ○ Disturbance in thought process, perception & affect ■ Goal - reorient & bring patient back to reality ● Concern - risk for suicide ● Schizophrenia Risk factors ○ Smoking ○ Genetics - not s...

● Actions the nurse should take to prevent lawsuits ○ Ethical Principles ■ Autonomy in nursing means that each patient has the right to make their own decisions based on their beliefs and values ● Assault is an act that results in a person’s genuine fear and apprehension that he or she will be touched without consent. ● Battery is the nonconsensual touching of another person ■ Beneficence in nursing is defined as “actions guided by compassion.” ■ Justice in nursing ethi...

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ATI- Practice Assessment B Study Guide Questions & Answers

NR 326 – EXAM 1 REVIEW MENTAL; latest (2020/21), All Answers correct/(Download To Score An)

MENTAL NR 326 – EXAM 1 REVIEW Chapter 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts 1. The nurse recognizes which principle underlies effective patient teaching? A. Moderate to severe anxiety increases patient learning. B. Mild anxiety enhances patient learning. C. Panic- level anxiety improves nurses’ teaching. D. Severe anxiety intensifies concentration and enhances attention. 2. A male high school student is attracted to a female teacher. The school nurse overhe...

Final Exam Review Extrapyramidal Symptoms: involuntary movements 1st Generation Antipsychotics Complications: Akinesia: Inability to sit or stand still Continual pacing and agitation Parkinsonism: Rigidity Tremors Shuffling gait Drooling Bradykinesia Slow movements Dystonia: Severe spasms of tongue, neck, face, and back Crisis situation Tardive Dyskinesia (Late EPSs) Involuntary movements of the tongue and face Arms, legs, and trunk as well Manage with: Think ABCs Trihexyphenidyl: Artane Di...

MENTAL NR 326 – EXAM 1 REVIEW Chapter 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts 1. The nurse recognizes which principle underlies effective patient teaching? A. Moderate to severe anxiety increases patient learning. B. Mild anxiety enhances patient learning. C. Panic-level anxiety improves nurses’ teaching. D. Severe anxiety intensifies concentration and enhances attention. 2. A male high school student is attracted to a female teacher. The school nurse o...